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.J. R. OHMSTEDE.

BA'TH CABINET. APPLIOATION FILED DEC. 20, 1909.

Patented Dec. 6, 1910.

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JOHN. R. oHMsTEnE, or SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

BATH-CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 6, 1910.

Application filed December 20, 1909. Serial No. 534,189.

, provements in Bath-Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has particular reference to cabinets of the above typewherein provision is-made for supporting the person in a reclining position.

The invention pertains to a novel form of body rest and inclosure therefor and resides in certain features in the construction and combination of parts as hereinafter set forth and defined in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout: Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section. of a bath cabinet embodying the features of my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1,. and Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective of one end rail and bar of the body rest.

The inclosure of my improved cabinet comprises a horizontally disposed cylindrical-like chamber composed of two longitu- .dinally extending sections 1 and 2 whose end walls are forined with meeting edges which curve downwardly from the side edges of the sections.

The edge port1,on of bottom section 1 is.

preferably bent over a suitable reinforce to provide an outwardly projecting convex rim, as 10, While the ed e portion of top section 2 is bent upwardly and outwardly to provide a concave meeting flange 11, excepting along the edge of a notch 2 which is provided in the wall of section 2 atone end thereof to receive the neck of the bather.

Lying adjacent the upper edgeof opening 2 is a bowed towel rack or support 20, consisting of a rod having angular end portions secured to the wall of section 2. Over this rack a towel is folded to hang about the neck and serve as a packing along the edges of opening 2 when/the apparatus is in use.

Reference numeral 5 designates a rectangular frame which receives section 1 snugly but freely and is adapted to engage the undersurface of rim 10 alongthe sides and ends of the section. This frame is provided with suitable legs, as 5', and carries a head rest 6, which is hinged, as at 6', to.

one end piece of the frame. Connected with rest 6 is a link 7 which is engaged with a cross rod seated in notches of opposite racks, as 9, provided on the adjacent legs 5" of the frame, whereby the head rest may be adjusted to variousangular positions by shifting the rod on the racks.

Within the chamber is a body rest composed of longitudinally extending bars, as

12, which are supported on end rails 13 with their upper surfaces substantially flush with the portions of rim 10 which extend across the ends of the chamber. These bars are preferably formed triangular in cross section and, provided with end extensions, as 12', which fit freely in correspondingly formed seats or notches, as 13 provided in the upper edge portions of the rails 13, thereby permitting of the removal of any number of the bars, as may be desired to more fully expose any portion of the body.

I The end rails 13 "are secured to suitable side rails, as 14, and seated on lugs or projections 15 provided on the end walls of section 1 of the chamber, whereby the body rest may be readily removed when it is desired to clean the same.

A spray tube, as 16, or other suitable means may be provided in the chamber for introducing fluid under pressure, such as steam, hot or cold water or hot air, as may be desired.

Secured to section 2 at each side thereof, I have shownhandles 21 for swinging the same upwardly from either side, as may be desired, during which movement the opposite side portion of flange 11 rides on rim 10, as will be readily understood.

Should it be desired to fully expose the surface of the body along the spinal column, for example, one or more of the intermediate bars 12 maybe removed. The patient is then positioned with the back on the body rest and his head on rest 6, and section 2 then lowered into engagement with section 1. The treatment is then proceeded with by introducing the desired fluid to the chamber through the spray tube 16.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. A bath cabinet comprising an inclosure consisting of upper and lower sections, a body rest in the lower section of said inclosure, and means in said inclosure below said body rest for introducing fluid under pressure for treating the patient, said body rest including spaced bars on which the body of the patient rests, said bars being supported for independent removal whereby their intermediate spaces can be varied in width to expose more or less of the body of the patient directly over said means.

2. A bath cabinet comprising an inclosure consisting of upper and lower sections, the upper edges of the end walls of the lower section of said inclosure curving upwardly froma central point to each side wall of said section, a body rest arranged in the lower section of said inclosure substantially flush with the upper edges of the said end walls thereof throughout the length thereof, and means beneath said body rest for introducing a treating agent to said inclosure, said body rest including spaced independently removable bars. 7

3. A bath cabinet com rising an inclosure consisting of substantial y cylindrical upper and lower sections, a body rest in the lower section of said inclosure including spaced longitudinal bars, said bars being triangular in cross section to provide broad upper bearing surfaces for'the atient and downwardly converging side sur aces and being supported for independent removal, whereby the spaces between the said bars can be varied in width, and means below said body rest for introducing a suitable treating agent.

4. A bath cabinet comprising an inclosure consisting of upper and lower sections the lower of said sections being provided on opposite walls with lugs, and a body rest comprising end rails removably engaged with the lugs of said inclosure section and provided with seats, side rails fixed to said end rails, and spaced longitudinal bars adapted to support the body to be treated, said longitudinal bars having their end portions removably engaged in the seats of said end rails.

Signed at Seattle, Washington this 1st day of December 1909.

JOHN R. OHMSTEDE. Witnesses:

LOREN GRINSTEAD, W. W. REED. 

